June 28

 Toddlers:

A Healed Man Praised God

Lesson: Acts 3:1-11

• What did the man do after Peter said ‘in the name of Jesus, stand up and walk’? (He jumped with joy)

Verse: “I will give thanks to the Lord” (Psalm 111:1)

• Write the verse out on a paper, say it together. Slowly cover up words of the verse, continue saying the verse until the verse is known by the child(ren). 

Pre-K/Kindergarten:

The Church’s Prayer

Lesson: Acts 4:1-31; 5:12, 17-42

• How can you tell others about Jesus with boldness?

Verse: “And when they had prayed … they … continued to speak the word of God with boldness.” (Acts 4:31)

• Write the verse out on a paper, say it together. Slowly cover up words of the verse, continue saying the verse until the verse is known by the child(ren). 

1st Grade Sunday School:

The Apostles’ Joy

Lesson: Acts 5:29-42

• How can you serve God with gladness?

Verse: Psalm 100:2

• Create motions for the verse and practice together. 

Application: Talk with your child serve with joy, even when the task is not enjoyable. 

2nd/3rd Grade Sunday School:

The Church Endured Persecution

Lesson: Acts 5:17-8:4

• How should believers respond to threats of persecution? Stop being a Christian? Hide their faith?

Verse: Philippians 1:29

Theme: God’s servants sometimes experience rejection and persecution. 

Application: This lesson covered the arrest and beating of the apostles and the stoning of Stephen. Help your child pray for believers who are being persecuted. 

4th/5th Grade Sunday School:

The Church’s Ordinances

Lesson: Matt. 26:26-28; 28:19, 20; 1 Cor. 11:23-32

• Why is baptism important? Is baptism something you are interested in?

Verse: 1 Corinthians 11:26

Theme: Christ instituted baptism and communion as ways to remember Him. 

Application: The church’s two ordinances are baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Help your child understand the purpose and importance of baptism and being baptized. 

1st-3rd Grade Children's Church:

God Delivers Israel from Syria

Lesson: 2 Kings 6:8-7:20 

Theme: God’s power is the greatest by far. 

• Why was Elisha not afraid?

Verse: 1 Kings 18:37

• Recite the verse with little to no help.

Day 4 (Thursday) VBS Junkyard Redemption

 

Bible Texts: Revelation 1, 21, 22. Memory Verse: Revelation 21:5. 

Today we discussed a question that many of us have probably wondered. We know Jesus paid the price for sin, and we know God loves us, but how can we face our messed-up world today? We learned that God gives us incredible hope for the future, and His Spirit gives us help for today!  

Question: When will God fix our world for good?  


Takeaway: God will one day make all things new. Live with hope!


Family Fun

Gather goodies and card-making materials (e.g., card stock or construction paper, scissors, glue sticks, markers) and a nice gift bag or box.

As a family, think of someone who could use some hope. Make a hope bag or box to show Jesus’ love. Take it to the person at a good time. Pray with the person and thank God that He loves us even in this broken world, and for the sure hope that one day He will make all things new.


Discovering Hope

• God gave John, one of Jesus’ special followers, a sneak peek into how He’s going to fix our broken world.
• One day God will create a perfect new heaven and new earth.
• The new heaven and new earth will be more wonderful than the Garden of Eden.
• Even now, God’s Spirit is with His children to guide, comfort, and help them!

Day 3 (Wednesday) VBS Junkyard Redemption

 

Bible Texts: John 1, 18, 19, 20. Memory Verse: Ephesians 1:7. 

Today was the high point of VBS. We learned why we can always hope—no matter what—and know that things will turn out okay in the end! How can we have that confidence? Because the price to fix our broken world has been paid in full!  

Question: What is the price to fix my brokenness?


Takeaway: Jesus paid the price for your redemption. Come to Him!


Family Fun

Gather clear jars or bottles with lids, plus small heavy items (like screws) and lightweight particles (like sand or glitter). Fill each container ¾ with water. Shake each jar with different items and observe how heavy objects sink, but lighter ones float or swirl.

Conversation Idea: We couldn’t make the screws act like particles in a real snow globe. And we can’t do anything about our sin. But Jesus can! On a cross, He paid the price for all our sins to be forgiven.


Discovering Hope

• Jesus fulfilled every single one of God’s promises of a redeemer—but tragically, He wasn’t the kind of redeemer people had been looking for.
• People rejected Jesus and put Him on trial.
• Jesus died as the perfect sacrifice, paying the ransom to set us free from sin.
• But then He rose again, winning the victory over sin and its brokenness!

Day 2 (Tuesday) VBS Junkyard Redemption

 

Bible Texts: Genesis 12; Exodus 1, 3, 11, 12. Memory Verse: Hebrews 10:23.

Thanks for letting your child attend our VBS! 
 
Do you like watching shows where people fix old houses or cars? Sometimes those houses or cars seem too broken to fix. We’ve all faced situations that seemed impossible. But there is always hope! Today we learned where to look for help.

Question: Who can I trust to fix our world?


Takeaway: God always keeps His promises. Trust Him!


Family Fun

Search online for a video clip your family will enjoy about home or auto restoration. Watch the video together.

Conversation Idea: [Name of people in the video] were good at fixing things! We can trust they know how to fix something. In the same way, we can trust what God says. He made the world, fixes what’s broken inside us, and has promised to one day fix the whole world! 


Discovering Hope

• God promised to make Abraham into a great nation and to bless all nations through him.
• God kept His promise by making a great nation from Abraham and redeeming them from a difficult time of slavery in Egypt.
• Today He will redeem—set free from sin—anyone who trusts in Jesus as Savior!

Day 1 (Monday) VBS Junkyard Redemption

 

Bible Texts: Genesis 1—3. Memory Verses: Romans 8:18 and Romans 8:22a.

We’re thrilled that you let your child attend our VBS!

At VBS, we’re learning how to make sense of our world so we can go forward with hope and purpose. We all want that for our children. But don’t things often seem to work against us? How can our kids face discouraging stuff and still thrive?

On the first day of VBS, we learned the answers to a question where we need to start.

Question: What went wrong with our world?


Takeaway: God promised to fix the brokenness caused by sin. Stay hopeful!


Family Fun

Gather an equal amount of different kinds of items (e.g., 5 paper wads, 5 pens, 5 hair ties). A non-player hides all the items in a room, your house, or your yard. Designate each kind of item to a player. On a signal, players search for their designated “treasure.” The first player to find all of his or her items wins.

Conversation Idea: Some collectors search for valuable items in junkyards. We are valuable to God, worth a lot to Him. When sin broke our world, He already had a plan for our redemption.


Discovering Hope

• God created everything perfect, but sin broke creation.
• Since then, creation and our relationships suffer. Like in a junkyard, things don’t work properly anymore.
• But God gave a promise—one day, a descendant of Eve would fix the problem and make everything right!

June 21

 Toddlers:

Peter Healed in Jesus’ Name

Lesson: Acts 3:1-11

• What did Peter say to the man who was asking for help? (In the name of Jesus, stand up and walk)

Verse: “I will give thanks to the Lord” (Psalm 111:!)

• Have your child draw a picture representing the verse and talk about it together.

Pre-K/Kindergarten:

The Church’s Preaching

Lesson: Acts 3:1-19

• What does it mean to repent?

Verse: “And every day, … they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus.” (Acts 5:42)

• Have your child draw a picture representing the verse and talk about it together. 

1st Grade Sunday School:

The Apostles’ Boldness

Lesson: Acts 3:1-4:31; 5:14-32

• How can the Holy Spirit give you boldness?

Verse: Acts 5:29

• Have your child draw a picture representing the verse and talk about it together. 

Application: Help your child know that serving God honors Him. 

2nd/3rd Grade Sunday School:

The Church Feared and Flourished 

Lesson: Acts 5:1-16

• What might help you learn to have respect for God?

Verse: Proverbs 9:10

Theme: God wants us to serve Him out of respect to Him. 

Application: This week’s lesson covered the account of Ananias and Sapphira, they both lied to the Holy Spirit and lost their lives. Help your child recognize that fearing God brings peace and joy to his or her life. 

4th/5th Grade Sunday School:

The Church’s Gifts

Lesson: Rom. 12:6-8; 1 Cor. 12:4-7, 11; Eph. 4:11, 12

• What are some of the spiritual gifts you learned about in today’s lesson?

Verse: Eph. 4:11, 12

Theme: Christ gives believers spiritual gifts for serving in the church. 

Application: Today’s lesson presented some of the gifts that are listed in Scripture and explained how believers might use those gifts in a local church setting. Help your child begin to exercise his or her spiritual gifts to grow Christ’s church and glorify God. 

1st-3rd Grade Children's Church:

Elisha’s Early Ministry

Lesson: 2 Kings 2-4

Theme: God takes care of us. 

• How has God shown His care for you and your family?

Verse: 1 Kings 18:37

• Create motions for the verse and recite the verse together. 

June 14

 Toddlers:

Peter Preached about Jesus

Lesson: Acts 2:14-40; 5:40-42

• What does Jesus want His helpers to tell others? (He loves them)

Verse: “Serve the living God” (Hebrews 9:14)

• Create motions for the verse and practice together. 

Pre-K/Kindergarten:

The Church’s People

Lesson: Acts 2:37-47

• How was the first church a lot like our church here today?

Verse: “All who believed were together.” (Acts 2:44)

• Create motions for the verse and practice together. 

1st Grade Sunday School:

A Church Is Born

Lesson: Acts 2:14-47

• What are some ways you can serve God in our church?

Verse: Acts 2:44a, 47b

• Create motions for the verse and practice together. 

Application: Help your child believe he or she can serve at church, even at a young age.  

2nd/3rd Grade Sunday School:

The Church Prayed for Boldness

Lesson: Acts 3:31-4:31

• When has the Holy Spirit given you boldness to obey God?

Verse: Ephesians 6:19

Theme: The Holy Spirit gives us boldness to serve God courageously. 

Application: This lesson covered Peter and John’s boldness as they depended on the Holy Spirit in the face of threats. Help your child pray with boldness.

4th/5th Grade Sunday School:

The Church’s Head and Body

Lesson: Matt. 16:13-18; Eph. 5:23-25; 

Heb. 10: 24, 25

• How should knowing that Christ is the Head of our church affect the way you view our church? 

Verse: Colossians 1:18

Theme: Christ oversees the church and causes it to grow.  

Application: Jesus’ death on the cross showed His deep love for His church. Help your child listen to the pastor’s message for Christ’s direction for him or her. 

1st-3rd Grade Children's Church:

Elijah on Mount Carmel

Lesson: 1 Kings 18:1-19:18

Theme: God wants us to rely on Him. 

• How did Elijah show his reliance upon God?

Verse: 1 Kings 18:37

• Create a verse hunt with the verse. Write 1-2 words on a card and hide them around the house. Once all cards have been found, put the verse in the correct order.